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Nato's Role in Afghanistan After 9/11 to Counter Terrorism ETHNIC NATIONALISM & POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN (1973-2000) By Yasmin Roofi Supervisors Dr.Syed Khawaja Alqama Dr. Ayaz Muhammad DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCES & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIA UNIVERSITY MULTAN i ETHNIC NATIONALISM & POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN (1973-2000) By Yasmin Roofi Supervisors Dr.Syed Khawaja Alqama Dr. Ayaz Muhammad DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCES & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIA UNIVERSITY MULTAN ii TABLE of CONTENTS Sr. No. CONTENT Page No. List of Abbreviation vi-vii List of Tables Viii-ix Acknowledgement x-xi CHAPTER NO. 1 1-7 Introduction 1 1.1 Significance 4 1.2 Methodology 5 1.3 Hypothesis 6 1.4 Organization of Study 6 CHAPTER NO. 2 Ethnic Nationalism and Political Development 8-39 Theoretical Perspective 2.1 Nationalism 8 2.1.1 Origin of Nationalism 16 2.2 Ethnicity 17 2.3 Ethnic Nationalism 23 2.4 Political Development 27 CHAPTER NO. 3 Regional Ethnic Loyalties And Muslim Majority 40-59 Provinces Ethnicity In Pre Partition Era 3.1 Balochistan 42 3.2 Bengal 46 3.3 N.W.F.P 49 3.4 Punjab 52 3.5 Sindh 54 iii CHAPTER NO. 4 Ethnicity And Political Development In Pakistan 1947- 60-90 1973 4.1 Ethnicity and Democracy in Post Partition Era 64 4.1.1 Ascendency of Ethnicity in Sindh 66 4.1.2 Centre Sindh Controversy and Capital Issue 67 4.1.3 Constitution Making and Centre Province Relation 68 4.1.4 Objective Resolution 69 4.1.5 Language Controversy and Bengali Nationalism 71 4.1.6 Second report of the BPC 72 4.1.7 One Unit and Provincial Concerns 74 4.2 Military, Authoritarianism and Ethnicization 76 4.3 Centralization, Dominance or Ethnic Nationalism 81 4.4 Election 1970 and Separation of East Pakistan 87 CHAPTER NO. 5 Democracy and Ethnic Nationalism, Ethnicity verses 91-175 Centralization 5.1 Democracy, Centralization and Ethnic Nationalism 92 5.1.1 Bhutto and Balochistan Crisis 95 5.1.2 Language Controversy in Sindh 97 5.1.3 Ascendency of Ethnicity and Military Regime 99 5.1.4 Civilian Era Revisits, Democratization and Ethnic Nationalism 103 5.1.5 Nawaz Era (I) 107 iv 5.1.6 Benazir Era (II) 110 5.1.7 Nawaz Era (II) 112 5.1.8 End of Civilian Rule 118 5.2 Provincial Concerns or Ethnic Conflict 118 5.2.1 Punjabization of Military 118 5.2.2 Issue of Representation 121 5.2.3 Economic Concerns 124 5.3 Heterogeneity and Intra Provincial Complexities 128 5.3.1 Balochistan 129 5.3.2 NWFP 133 5.3.3 Punjab 136 5.3.4 Sindh 141 5.4 Political and Ethnic Elites and dilemma of Ethnicity 143 CHPATER NO. 6 Conclusion 176 6.1 Findings 181 6.2 Recommendations 182 Sources 184 Appendix One 199 Appendix Two 200 v List of Abbreviations: 1. ACGR Annual Compound Growth Rate 2. AGG Agent to Governor General 3. AIML All India Muslim League 4. ANP Awami National Party 5. ATC Anti-Terrorism Courts 6. BNM Balochistan National Movement 7. BNP Balochistan National Party 8. BPS Basic Pay Scale 9. GD Gross Domestic Product 10. HQM Hazara Qaumi Movement 11. IJI Islamic Jamhoori Ittehad (Islamic Democratic Alliance) 12. INC Indian National Congress 13. JWP Jamhoori Watan Party 14. NAP National Awami Party 15. PCO Provisional Constitutional Order 16. PKMAP Pakhtoon Khawa Milli Awami Party 17. PML (N) Pakistan Mulism League (Nawaz group) 18. PONM Pakistan Oppressed National Moment 19. PPP Pakistan People’s Party 20. PPPP Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian 21. SAT Sindh Awami Tehrik 22. SBPF Sindhi, Baloch, Pushtoon Front vi 23. SNA Sindh National Alliance vii LIST OF TABLES Sr. DESCRIPTION Page No No. CHAPTER NO. 4 4.1 Allocation of Seats as in BPC Report 73 4.2 Distribution of Central Government’s Revenue Expenditures 83 1947-48 and 1960-61 4.3 Per capita GDP in East and West Pakistan at 1959/60 84 Constant Prices. 4.4 East and West Pakistan representation in CSP, 1959-67 85 4.5 East Pakistan’s Representation in the Armed Forces in 1964. 86 4.6 Election Results of National Assembly 1970. 89 CHAPTER NO.5 5.1 National Assembly Election Results 1988 103 5.2 National Assembly Election Results 1990 107 5.3 National Assembly Election Results 1993 111 5.4 National Assembly Election Results 1997 112 5.5 Percentage of Ethnic Groups in Army in Pre-Partition Era 120 5.6 Percentage of Ethnic Groups in Pakistan Army 121 5.7 Presentation of Provinces in Federal Unified Posts. 122 5.8 Provincial Share of Employees in Services under Federally Control 123 Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Corporations 5.9 Province Wise Natural Gas Production 125 viii 5.10 Province Wise Gas Consumption 125 5.11 Province Wise Crude Oil Production 1996-2001 126 5.12 Largest and Second Largest Ethnic Group in all Districts of the 130 Balochistan 5.13 Largest and Second Largest Ethnic Group in all Districts of the NWFP 134 5.14 Largest and Second Largest Ethnic Group in all Districts of the Punjab 137 5.15 Largest and Second Largest Ethnic Group in all Districts of the Sindh 142 ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is a source of immense pleasure for me to write an acknowledgement. It gives me an opportunity to pay my gratitude to all those who made my work easier for me and helped me reach my goal. First of all, I would like to thank Allah Almighty for giving me the patience and the determination that is required for undertaking such a tremendous task. I am grateful to my supervisor Dr. Syed Khawaja Alqama for being a source of inspiration and wisdom. Undoubtedly, this thesis would not have been completed without his cooperation. He guided me at every stage of my research and encouraged all my efforts while keeping my work on the right track. Words cannot express my gratitude towards him. I also owe my thanks to Dr. Muhammad Ayaz, Chairman, Department of Political Science and International Relations for his guidance and help as a second supervisor. I am extremely fortunate to have such experienced people to aid me in this grueling process. My thanks are due to, my employing institution, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur for study leave to accomplish my work. I am also grateful to my Chairperson, Dr. Razia Mussarat for her cooperation and support during my research. How can I be so ungrateful as to not mention the financial assistance provided to me by the Higher Education Commission of the Government of Pakistan. I greatly appreciate their efforts in promoting research activity in Pakistan. x Finally, I would like to thank the countless people who in some way or the other contributed to my work. Their contribution, no matter how small, carries weight. Last but not the least, this acknowledgement would be incomplete without mentioning the help and moral support of my family especially my Mother and my Father. I apologize to my children Zulnoorain and Qurat-ul-ain for the time I spent buried away in books and was not able to give them my full attention. xi Dedicated to My Parents & My Country xii ABSTRACT This dissertation examines the reciprocal relationship between ethnic nationalism and political development in Pakistan. The nineteenth century was marked by the rise of the concept of nationalism and as a result many new states emerged on the World map by the end of the Second World War The end of the twentieth century witnessed the resurgence of ethnicity in the world. Ethnicity is a phenomenon and when it provides bases for nationalism, it is called ethnic nationalism. The origin of ethnicity is primordial but its political manifestation is constructed. Ethnic nationalism is commonly associated with political development. Though there are many aspects of political development but from 1970s onward, democracy has taken a front seat and countries are being studied and analyzed in terms of democratic development. The last decade of twentieth century established the supremacy of democracy and fall of communist empire proved that democracy is the most desirable form of government in the world. But many countries particularly developing states are suffering from the dilemma of political and democratic instability and many scholars are of the view that ethnic conflict is a major cause of this democratic crisis. But this fact can not be ignored that relationship between ethnic nationalism and political development is reciprocal and ethnicity can not be viewed as a negatively. No country in the World can claim to be homogeneous but despite of that, many developed countries are successfully able to sustain a democratic system. So it becomes pertinent to analyze the issue of political under development in ethnically diverse countries. Pakistan is a country plural in character. Even before partition, the Muslim majority areas of Sub-Continent were not ethnically homogenous and there were ethnic loyalties triggering ethnic based movements in those areas during the independence struggle. The decentralized future frame work presented by Muslim League was more appealing to these provinces and regions as compare to All India National Congress and finally Pakistan came in to existence. Even after partition, the dilemma of ethnic conflict could not be resolved. Pakistan experienced different constitutions and many times its political process had been derailed. After losing its eastern part, the country is still confronting with the issue of identity crisis. Democracy could not establish its roots and Pakistan stands at the crossroad in search of a stable state. Centralized politics is making the issue more problematic. Provincial concerns are intensifying and complex relationship of democracy and ethnic nationalism remains unresolved.
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